WASHINGTON, D.C.: Scientists have grown an almost-complete brain that will be used to learn about brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s and to test new drugs.
The brain “organoid” was made from skin cells in a laboratory dish and is the size of a pencil eraser.
It is comparable to what would be found within a five-week-old foetus, with 99% of its genes being the same as what would be in a foetal brain. It also has a spinal cord and the beginnings of an eye.
“We’ve struggled for a long time trying to solve complex brain disease problems that cause tremendous pain and suffering,” said…